to go to the front and after 5 days i decided that i needed to go to my front when the ukrainian freedom orchestraits first concert , julia's father listened to his daughter online at the front together with his brigade, most of the musicians of the ukrainian freedom orchestra were temporarily the tour was released from military duty, but not everyone was lucky, i even know a few from our orchestra, in whom does our double bass player, for example, is now serving, who was also supposed to be with here we are, 75 musicians of the orchestra have just begun to get used to each other, the conductor admits that their first rehearsal was not easy, but the goal they set for themselves united them instantly and symbolically. we are trying to tell putin directly that he cannot destroy ukrainian culture. his struggle before going on tour with the orchestra, he volunteers in belgium and sheltered ukrainian refugees, so it happened that three women came from ukraine, a child actually and two women and i met them at the station, they were just me. i saw how soaked they were because they traveled for 5 days. th

now his finally back on stage were her sing with the newly formed ukrainian freedom orchestra, visual cock xyzzy. how crowded the concert halls are you? how people are reacting with standing ovations. it's real support at the atmosphere surf, but the escrow doth bruce, and the other men of military age needed special permission to leave ukraine. the idea of bringing together more than 70 ukranian musicians came from conductor carrie, when wilson, a canadian with ukrainian roots. actually one of my cousins, since the beginning of the invasion is in fighting dumbass. so i wanted to fight to but as a musician with my baton is my weapon here in berlin, they're playing ukrainian composer, valentin sylvester loves 7th symphony for wilson. it's an o marsh to the ukrainians who've lost their lives. ah, the ukrainian freedom orchestra is booked across western europe and in new york, where wilson's husband heads the metropolitan opera a major supporter of the project. we all know that putin over his plan is to destroy not only ukraine, but ukrainian culture. and this is a very vivid demonstrati

the ukrainian freedom orchestra is leading what president volodymyr zelenskyy of ukraine calls the artistice of the a mission to fight on the cultural front for ukraine. for its freedom, for its independence, as soldiers of music, i like to call them. to galvanize the western world to stay resolved and in solidarity with ukraine. >> as one musician told "the new york times," i don't have a gun, but i have michey cello. last night, they included a tour at the kennedy center here in washington, d.c. in front of a sold-out crowd. >> the message is very clear to putin and his regime, that ukrainian culture is strong, it's vital, and you cannot silence it or erase it. >> uri may be gone, but his music is not. here is his arrangement of the ukrainian national anthem titled "we do exist" performed by the ukrainian freedom orchestra. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> our thanks to the kennedy center and the ukrainian freedom orchestra. "fareed zakaria gps" starts next. ♪ ♪ it's elelectric... made extraordinary. ingenuity... in motion. it listens, learns, adapts and anticipates your every need. withntelligence... at feels

now his finally back on stage rehearsing with the newly formed ukrainian freedom orchestra doth bruce, and the other men of military age needed special permission to leave ukraine. the idea of bringing together more than 70 ukranian musicians came from conductor carrie, when wilson, a canadian with ukrainian roots actually one of my cousins, since the beginning of the invasion has been fighting dumbass. so i wanted to fight to but as a musician with my baton is my weapon here in berlin, they're playing ukrainian composer, valentin sylvester loves 7th symphony for wilson. it's an o march to the ukrainians who've lost their lives. ah, one of ukraine's great artists piano virtuoso on a footed ova is also on board. she wants to make sure audiences don't forget, after so many months that her country is under attack. oh, yeah. just watching him at santa unsealing, very motional. every minute we're playing together on the greatest stages of the world and you need an emotional reunion for many of the musicians, including cellist. you have cam, dove bush and his wife, a violinist on a v. clove

. >>> the ukrainian freedom orchestra has completed a tour of concerts with a performance at the kennedy of ukrainian heritage. they are promoting their music that ukraine is not a country and does not exist and doesn't have its own culture. ♪♪ >> on this stage, these artists aren't just making music. their on a mission. >> i truly believe that we are defending our ukrainian culture here. >> in the shadow of war, 74 performers have come together to form the ukrainian freedom orchestra. it is a mix of refugees from ukraine and those with ukrainian heritage. >> music is something that expresses human emotion that no language can. >> led by the conductor, the music is on tour bringing their music to the homeland of some of the biggest stages in the world. they called themselves artists of resistance. >> we're on a mission to fight for ukraine and what better ways to hold up our instruments instead of our weapons. >> this man is of fighting age but got permission to go on the summer tour with the orchestra. back home in kyiv, his street has been pummelled by russian rockets. >> could art sur

his arrangement of the ukrainian national anthem titled "we do exist" performed by the ukrainian freedom orchestraareed zakaria gps st. ♪ >>> this is gps, the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i'll be back later with the rest of the show, but first let me bring in jim sciutto, who is here to tackle the latest news. jim. >> thanks so much. hello to all our viewers. today on the show, ukraine is fighting back and hard. how far could ukrainian counteroffensive go? >>> also, china's leadership is faced with crisis after crisis from a troubled economy to a devastating heatwave, don't forget about taiwan. is president xi in

culture here >> reporter: in the shadow of war 74 performers have come together to form the ukrainian freedom orchestrait's a mix of refugees from ukraine and those with ukrainian heritage >> music is something that expresses human emotion that no language can >> reporter: led by conductor carrie lynn wilson the group on tour bringing the music of their homeland to some of the biggest stages in the world. they call themselves artists of resistance. >> we're on a mission. we're on a mission to fight on the culture front for ukraine. and what better way to hold our instruments instead of our weapons? >> reporter: he is of fighting age but got special permission to leave ukraine to go on the summer tour with the orchestra. back home in kyiv his street has been pummelled by russian rockets. can art survive in the midst of war? >> no choice it has -- it must survive. >> reporter: this week the orchestra arrived in the u.s., performing outside lincoln center in new york city. ♪ as night fell the orchestra played their final piece. an arrangement of the ukrainian national anthem, hoping to send a message thro

berlin, amsterdam, new york, how ukrainian freedom was heard in the world by tsn correspondent olga koshelenko will tell about buses from new york, the freedom orchestraes to the american capital for its final concert, they are called soldiers of music not only for the protection of the ukrainian cultural front, we have to work, sleep a lot on the road, adapt quickly, we traveled 5 hours from new york here by bus and here it was about 15 minutes to do something hair with make-up with uh concert clothes that were pulled out of the football player so that it is very difficult for me as i play the double bass double bass this is the biggest violin like a person is two meters tall and we are given by others in each hall. that is, we do not bring them with us, and it is always the same feeling, and we must have time to understand with him 15 minutes before the rehearsal . those who have already worked abroad, we had several joint rehearsals in warsaw, and then concerts in european capitals , a flight overseas, professional orchestras hmm let's just say that they accumulate experience and in general, the style of working for generations, we had 11 days. thi

connection of iceland, let's move on to the next stories on thursday, new york welcomed the ukrainian freedom orchestra with a standing ovation, a concert of ukrainian musicians took place within the limits of the world tour, the orchestra founded the world famous kerilis wilson a canadian conductor of ukrainian origin, she calls her musicians soldiers and sees the mission of the project as defending ukraine with the help of music, iryna solomko attended the concert, caroline wilson one of the most famous female conductors in the world. she was born in canada in a family of musicians, but her grandmother was from chernivtsi, so the woman always felt a close connection with ukraine, that's why when the full-scale russian aggression began, cyril could not stay away. this project is significant on many levels. first he was about turning to my friends, musicians or refugees who were forced to shut up because they lost their musical freedom and their homes , and to help them, this was my first reaction, however then the idea arose to create an orchestra of refugees to give them their voice back, this became

have a look ♪ ♪ that's the ukrainian freedom orchestra, rehearsing for their upcoming international tourzens of refugees are performing. the orchestra's conductor says her baton is her weapon. the members are what she calls soldiers of music. they're wrapping up their first tour tonight at the kennedy center in washington. i'm kim brunhuber. i'll be back in a moment with more "cnn newsroom." please do stay with us. hey, i just got a text from my sister. you remember rick, her neighbor? sure, he's the 76-year-old guy who still runs marathons, right? sadly, not anymore. wow. so sudden. um, we're not about to have the "we need life insurance" ? no, we're having the "we're getting coverage so we don't have to worry about it" conversation. so you're calling about the $9.95 a month plan -from colonial penn? -i am. we put it off long enough. we are getting that $9.95 plan, today. (jonathan) is it time for you to call about the $9.95 plan? i'm jonathan from colonial penn life insurance company. sometimes we just need a reminder not to take today for granted. if you're age 50 to 85, you can get g

of peace she has conducted orchestras around the world patients leading a new ensemble ukrainian freedom orchestradozens of ukrainian refugees who are part of a new international orchestra that just finished touring europe and the united states which i set out the few of the musicians at the kennedy center to discuss what they hope to achieve as the war in ukraine enters its six-month period ♪ ♪ >> they fled ukraine and the hours and days after russia's invasion carrying with them a few dollars, their children and their instruments. their bows now serve as their weapons as a vladimir putin's army tries to expunge ukraine for the map of europe. >> i consider my musicians soldiers of music we are a free and independent ukraine. putin keeps trying to say there is no culture. we are fighting on the cultural front and our weapons are our instruments request ^-caret lynn wilson assembled 75 ukrainian refugees who had never played together for an international 12 city tour that ended at the kennedy center in the nation's capitol. >> it came together when i was horrified by the invasion in february. this

newly formed this summer as the ukrainian freedom orchestra to preserve and promote the country's music and culture in the midst of the horrific war. rehearsing at lincoln center and in an amphitheater for a performance last night and tonight, before going to the kennedy center in washington tomorrow for a grand finale. having already played in warsaw, amsterdam, paris and rome, many of these players who never met before, many of them are refugees, others are still living in ukraine. others had left just before the invasion. most of their family is back in the country including relatives fighting in donbas and other battlegrounds there, checking every day for what the latest on the military is and performing bravely. ♪♪ >> why is it important to defend ukrainian culture and bring it to the world? >> it was important all the time, but now, you know, the story of war, and there is very special time to do this. as our solders defend our country on the front line, we need to defend our culture as musicians, as artists, because putin, vladimir putin is saying ukraine doesn't have its own his

, berlin, amsterdam , new york, how ukrainian svoboda was heard in the world , tsn correspondent olga koshelenko will tell by bus from new york, the freedom orchestraes to the american capital for its final concert, they are called soldiers of music, not only for the protection of the ukrainian cultural front, we have to work , we have to sleep a lot on the road, we adapt quickly, we drove 5 hours from new york to here on bus and we had about 15 minutes to do something with hair and make-up with a concert with clothes that were pulled out by a football player. personally, it is very difficult for me to play the double bass. others that is, we don’t take them with us, and it’s a new feeling every time, and you have to have time to get along with him 15 minutes before the rehearsal . worked abroad, we had several no, we had joint rehearsals in warsaw, and then concerts in european capitals, a flight overseas, professional orchestras hmm let’s say yes, they accumulate experience . there was no time, but we were somehow still simple. everyone wanted to, but we managed to become even more than an orchestra, a family . conductor kirilin wilson is proud t